📍 422 Hazzard Circle, Ridge Spring, Saluda County, 29129
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridge Spring, Saluda County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aiken 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary enrolls 353 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 33% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 117 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 353 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 353 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-30, state senate district 26, state house district 39.
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary is one of 40 schools in Aiken 01, based in Aiken, South Carolina. The district serves 22,916 students district-wide and employs 1,569 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 353 students, Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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